​​FOCUSING on promoting the Philippine culture, arts and education, Jewel of the Philippines 2017 - a multi-titled beauty pageant is set to crown its candidates on October 7, 2017 at the UP GT - Toyota Asian Cultural Center in Quezon City after choosing twenty-four official candidates during its screening on Sunday, September 9, 2017 at the Madisson 101 Hotel and Tower in Quezon City.

​We welcome all of you and we thank you for accepting our invitation to our press conference today.I will make this statement short. Running four companies can be quite challenging. We started small but with time-tested management concept, we have grown into four companies, and each has taken in its very core my own guiding principles in life – hard work, diligence, thirst to learn new things, and giving heart to any job. Nagsimula rin akong payak, pero may malaking pananalig sa kakayahan ng tao. My humble beginnings are my strongest driving force to pursue my goals and aspirations. However, what I consider to be my biggest accomplishments are not ‘built on material things’ but the values, respect to people regardless of gender, age, and cultural background, mentoring raw talents with great potentials, among many others.